Land Registry

• Operate and maintain a central public registry for the registration of government lands; freehold lands in fee simple; customary land leases & licenses and other registratable instruments.
• Provide the public with information and searches relating to land registers; registered documents;
• Approved survey maps, old block sheet-maps, cadastral maps, record maps, Flur plans and other Land records kept and held in the Land registry section of the Division of Land Management
• Provide registered information support services to the Land Board
• Receive and process applications to the Lands Titles Investigation Commission

 Government Land Administration

• Receive and process applications for the leasing of government lands
• Manage leases of government lands
• Process payments of compensation to land owners for compulsory taking of lands for public
• Purposes, in accordance with provisions of the Taking of Land Act 1964.
• Provides secretariat services for the Land Board

Customary Land Administration

• Receive and process applications from beneficial owners for the leasing of customary lands
• Administer customary land leases
• Provide secretariat services to CLAC

Land Development

• Receive and process applications for temporary display of banners on government land in the Apia areas;
• Receive and process applications for the use of government lands for stalls and other fund-raising activities
• Provide policy advice on all land-related issues and matters relating to the administration and development of lands and land-based resources
• Receive and process applications for sea reclamations and sand mining;
• Facilitate the monitoring and control of illegal sand mining and sea reclamation operations;
• Coordinate the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Samoa;

Land Valuation

• Carry out and provide property valuation services to the government, corporations and general public;
• Monitor valuation practices & standards for local valuers;
• Provide technical advice on land valuation matters;
• Maintain valuation database & analysed land sales;
• Provide administration support to the Land Valuation Committee;
• Update FVS on a quartely basis;
• Administer of Stamp Duty matters (Transfer)